Lost in a Crowd -- Fantastic Negrito
This is the acoustic version of the song performed on Empire and Jimmy Kimmel Live.
Standard tuning, 6/4 time.
Whenever you see chord names above the tab, don't get too caught up in exactly what strings are being played
when. Xavier changes it up and those details are likely improved anyway. Speaking of details, I didn't include
them all -- tab's long enough as is. Listen and emulate if you want more.
/*
Style Notes:
It's so stylish, you don't even use a pick. Use your thumb to strum throughout. Strum down on the beats (1 2
3) and up on the "ands" (+ + +) -- since it's with your thumb the up-beats will be naturally emphasized a
little (since you hit them with your nail). For [Interlude Part 1], however, strum down with the nails of your
fingers to give it more power.
Have fun with it! I'm not saying that to be nice, it's actually required to play this song right!
*/
[Intro Riff]
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A|2-----------------5-----------7----|8-----------------7----------------|
E|0-----------------3-----------5----|6-----------------5--------3--0--m-|
(Hum along)
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G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| (Last four bars x4)
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|2-----------------5----------------|-----------------------------------|
E|0-----------------3-----------0--m-|0----------------------------------|
(Hum along)
[Chorus A]
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A|2-----------------2----------------|2----------------------------------|
E|0-----0--x--x-----0-----0--x--x----|0-----0--x--x-----3-----5-----3----|
Lost in a crowd you feel your
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E|0-----0--x--x-----0-----0--x--x----|0-----0--x--x-----3-----5-----3----|
thoughts out loud. Lost in the
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A|2-----------------2----------------|2----------------------------------|
E|0-----0--x--x-----0-----0--x--x----|0-----0--x--x-----3-----5-----3----|
wilderness of the sound get through the
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A|2-----------------2----------------|2----------------------------------|
E|0-----0--x--x-----0-----0--x--x----|0-----0--x--x-----3-----5-----3----|
day, c'mon, don't drown. Life it goes
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A|2-----------------2----------------|2----------------------------------|
E|0-----0--x--x-----0-----0--x--x----|0-----0--x--x-----3-----5-----3----|
fast youth is gone. Feel- ings of
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A|2-----------------2----------------|2----------------------------------|
E|0-----0--x--x-----0-----0--x--x----|0-----0--x--x-----3-----5-----3----|
loss, c'mon, grieve move on. Stuck in the
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D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|2-----------------2----------------|2----------------------------------|
E|0-----0--x--x-----0-----0--x--x----|0-----0--x--x-----3-----5-----3----|
shadow~~~~~~~~~~~ of a life that you
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A|2-----------------2----------------|2----------------------------------|
E|0-----0--x--x-----0-----0--x--x----|0-----0--x--x-----3-----5-----3----|
try to leave be- hind.
[Intro Riff]
(8 bars)
[Chorus A]
(with alternate end)
The games, that people, they play, they stay through the
year for a holiday. Stuck in their
room for too long wait -ing to
hear your favorite song. Wait panic, freak
out, I'm out on a ledge. Shape -less ex-
pression, lame, dead. Eat 'till you're
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D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|2-----------------2----------------|2----------------------------------|
E|0-----0--x--x-----0-----0--x--x----|0-----0--x--x-----3-----5-----3----|
fat eat 'till you're done. Spend all your
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G|-----------------------------------|------------------x----------------|
D|-----------------------------------|------------------x----------------|
A|-----------------------------------|------------------x-----x--x--x----|
E|x-----------------x----------------|x-----------------x-----x--x--x----|
money un -til you come.
[Intro Riff]
(8 bars)
(Pause)
[Chorus B]
(Play medium soft)
Well we
Em Bm
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e|-----------------------------------|------2--2--2-----------2--2--2----|
B|------0--0--0-----------0--0--0----|------3--3--3-----------3--3--3----|
G|------0--0--0-----------0--0--0----|------4--4--4-----------4--4--4----|
D|------2--2--2-----------2--2--2----|4-----------------4----------------|
A|2-----------------2----------------|2-----------------2----------------|
E|0-----------------0----------------|-----------------------------------|
travel and we travel tryin' to
A7
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B|5--------------------------5-------|------------------5-----5-----5----|
G|6-----------------6--------6-------|6-----6--6--6-----6-----6-----6----|
D|5-----------------5-----5-----5----|5-----5--5--5-----5-----5-----5----|
A|7-----------------7-----7-----7----|7-----7--7--7-----7-----7-----7----|
E|5-----------------5-----5-----5----|5----------------------------------|
find it. But I know that
Em Bm
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e|-----------------------------------|------2--2--2-----------2--2--2----|
B|------0--0--0-----------0--0--0----|------3--3--3-----------3--3--3----|
G|------0--0--0-----------0--0--0----|------4--4--4-----------4--4--4----|
D|------2--2--2-----------2--2--2----|4-----------------4----------------|
A|2-----------------2----------------|2-----------------2----------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
neither one of us neither one of us can sur-
A7
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B|5--------------------------5-------|------------------5-----5-----5----|
G|6-----------------6--------6-------|6-----6--6--6-----6-----6-----6----|
D|5-----------------5-----5-----5----|5-----5--5--5-----5-----5-----5----|
A|7-----------------7-----7-----7----|7-----7--7--7-----7-----7-----7----|
E|5----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
vive it. Oh good lord we
Em Bm
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e|-----------------------------------|------2--2--2-----------2--2--2----|
B|------0--0--0-----------0--0--0----|------3--3--3-----------3--3--3----|
G|------0--0--0-----------0--0--0----|------4--4--4-----------4--4--4----|
D|------2--2--2-----------2--2--2----|4-----------------4----------------|
A|2-----------------2----------------|2-----------------2----------------|
E|0-----------------0----------------|-----------------------------------|
travel and we travel tryin' to
A7
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e|---------------------------5-------|---------5-------------------------|
B|5--------------------------5-------|---------5--------5-----5-----5----|
G|6-----------------6-----6-----6----|6-----6--6--6-----6-----6-----6----|
D|5-----------------5-----5-----5----|5-----5--5--5-----5-----5-----5----|
A|7-----------------7-----7-----7----|7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7----|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
find it. We're just
Em Bm
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e|-----------------------------------|------2--2--2-----------2--2--2----|
B|------0--0--0-----------0--0--0----|------3--3--3-----------3--3--3----|
G|------0--0--0-----------0--0--0----|------4--4--4-----------4--4--4----|
D|------2--2--2-----------2--2--2----|4-----------------4----------------|
A|2-----------------2----------------|2-----------------2----------------|
E|0-----------------0----------------|-----------------------------------|
people lonely people you and
A7 * *
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G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| (Last four bars x2)
D|5-----5--5--5-----5-----5--5--5----|5-----5--5--5-----5-----5--5--5----|
A|7-----7--7--7-----7-----7--7--7----|7-----7--7--7-----7-----7-----7----|
E|5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5----|5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5----|
I. We're just
* *
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B|-----------------------------------|
(Play this the second time) ======> G|-----------------------------------|
D|5----5-----5-----5------x--x--x----|
A|7----7-----7-----7------x--x--x----|
E|5----5-----5-----5------x--x--x----|
[Interlude Part 1]
(Loud! Strum with fingernails.)
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D|2-----x--x--x--x--2-----x--x--x----|2-----x--x--x-----5-----7-----5----|
A|2-----x--x--x--x--2-----x--x--x----|2-----x--x--x-----5-----7-----5----|
E|0-----x--x--x--x--0-----x--x--x----|0-----x--x--x-----3-----5-----3----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
e|------------------3----------------|3----------------------------------|
B|------------------3----------------|3----------------------------------|
G|------------------x----------------|x----------------------------------|
D|2-----x--x--x-----2--------x--x----|2-----x--x--x----------------------|
A|2-----x--x--x-----2--------x--x----|2-----x--x--x-----3-----5-----3----|
E|0-----x--x--x-----0--------x--x----|0-----x--x--x-----3-----5-----3----|
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e|------------------3----------------|-----------------------------------|
B|------------3-----3----------------|-----------------------------------|
G|------------x-----x----------------|-----------------------------------|
D|2-----x--x--2-----2--------x--x----|2-----x--x--x----------------------|
A|2-----x--x-----------------x--x----|2-----x--x--x-----3-----5-----3----|
E|0-----x--x-----------------x--x----|0-----x--x--x-----3-----5-----3----|
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B|------------------3----------------|-----------------------------------|
G|------------------x----------------|-----------------------------------|
D|2-----x--x--x-----2-----x--x--x----|2-----x--x--x-----5-----7-----5----|
A|2-----x--x--x-----2-----x--x--x----|2-----x--x--x-----5-----7-----5----|
E|0-----x--x--x-----0-----x--x--x----|0-----x--x--x-----3-----5-----3----|
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e|------------------3----------------|-----------------------------------|
B|------------------3----------------|-----------------------------------|
G|------------------x----------------|-----------------------------------|
D|2-----x-----x-----2-----x--x--x--x-|------x--x-------------------------|
A|2-----x-----x-----2-----x--x--x--x-|2-----x--x-------------------------|
E|0-----x-----x-----0-----x--x--x--x-|------x--x--0-----3-----5-----3----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
e|------------------3----------------|-----------------------------------|
B|------------------3----------------|-----------------------------------|
G|------------------x----------------|-----------------------------------| (Last four bars x2)
D|------x-----x-----2-----x--x--x----|------x--x--x----------------------|
A|2-----x-----x-----2-----x--x--x----|2-----x--x--x----------------------|
E|0-----x-----x-----0-----x--x--x----|0-----x--x--x-----3-----5-----3----|
[Interlude Part 2]
(Very soft. Use your fret hand thumb to lightly mute the E string
near the nut.)
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E|0-----------------0----------------|0-----------------0----------------|
Stand.
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E|0-----------------0----------------|0-----------------0----------------|
Sta- -a- -and oh
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E|0-----------------0-----0-----0----|0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
stand. Let's stand yeah.
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(unintelligible) Let's
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stand. Oooooooh-
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E|0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
-ooooh. All you all.
[Chorus A]
You stand in a line wait for your
turn, don't you cry. They make the
best dream prize. You took that
money, now you die. Feel -ings of
rage, broken bones. Lost in a
crowd, now you're on your own. This is your
life, now you're grown. There's no to-
morrow, it's here, it's on.
[Intro Riff]
(8 bars)
[Chorus B]
(This time, play more softly. Use the same chords but strum on higher
strings than before. Play the "We're just people" line one extra time,
and end it like this:)
...you and
(Let ring)
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B|5----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|6----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|5----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|7----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|5----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
I~~~ sometimes we cry. La la
[Outro]
(Very soft)
Em Bm
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e|0-----0--0--0-----0-----0-----0----|2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2----|
B|0-----0--0--0-----0-----0-----0----|3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3----|
G|0-----0--0--0-----0-----0-----0----|4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4----|
D|2-----------------2-----2-----2----|4-----------------4----------------|
A|2----------------------------------|2----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
la~~~ la la la~~~ la la
A7
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e|-----------------------------------|---------5-------------------------|
B|5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5----|------------------5-----5-----5----|
G|6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6----|6-----6--------6--6-----6-----6----|
D|5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5----|5-----5--------5--5-----5-----5----|
A|7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7----|7-----7-----7--7--7-----7-----7----|
E|5----------------------------------|5----------------------------------|
la. Sometimes we cry. La la
Em Bm
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B|0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3----|
G|0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4----|
D|2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2----|4----------------------------------|
A|2----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
la~~~ la la la~~~ la la
A7 (Let ring)
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B|5----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|6-----------6-----6-----------6----|6----------------------------------|
D|5-----------5-----5-----------5----|5----------------------------------|
A|7--------7--7-----7-----------7----|7----------------------------------|
E|5--------5--5-----5-----------5----|5----------------------------------|
la la la la la la la la. We are
N.C.
Lone~~~~~~~~~ Lo~~~~~~~~~~~~~nely people.
(Slow, soft strum)
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G|0----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|2----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|2----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|0----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
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| x Dead note
| m Mute string
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